Normandale College and Seminary Students

God really does have a plan for us. Even though I knew this all along, it took many twists and turns until I was convinced that God's plan was better than my own. Who would've guessed that a high schooler's adventure to Bangladesh on a youth mission trip in 1998 would turn into a calling for something greater? When I was preparing for my year of service with the ELCA Young Adult in Global Mission program, I was struck by the notion of accompaniment. It's not about doing. It's about being. What's so great about this is that we don't have to go half-way across the world to be. We can go to the Phillips neighborhood and be. We can celebrate Christmas with immigrants from various religions and cultures and be. Or we can go to Peru and just be. How amazing is that? We don't have to be pastors, or public speakers, or doctors to be. We can just be ourselves.

"As a servant for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you received." Ephesians 4:1

Sarah Kyalo

Apply now to be an ELCA Young Adult in Global Mission

Young adults (ages 19–29) are invited to apply to serve for a year in an international program in Argentina and Uruguay, Jerusalem / West Bank, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Central / Eastern Europe, Southern Africa, and the United Kingdom. See www.elca.org/yagm. You may also want to talk with Sarah Kyalo, who served in Kenya; Paul Buck, who served in Jerusalem (though under Lutheran World Federation); and Pastor Dale, who enthusiastically endorses this program.